New! - pathfinder retreat in nepal

Tentative Dates: November 2021, March 2022

This two-week retreat offers a unique opportunity to be immersed in service, self-discovery, and leadership development - all in the spectacular hill country of Nepal. The program focuses on clarifying what motivates each individual to serve, identifying personal challenges to living a life that incorporates service to others, magnifying individual and team strengths, and fine-tuning leadership skills.  Each group is limited to 12 participants in order to maximize opportunities for self-discovery and growth. Come explore your path with us!

More information will be forthcoming. Contact Lisa LaDue at lisaladue@gmail.com if interested in receiving additional details.

Nepal, February - June, 2017

Lisa LaDue returned to Nepal for an extended stay at the Isha Institute where she and Yogatara continued their work integrating yoga, somatic therapy and down-to-earth planning for individuals and organizations affected by long-lasting trauma. Additionally, Lisa established a supportive relationship with Bimaya Tamang, owner and director of Jeewan Uttan Children’s Home in Pharphing, Nepal. Medication and supplies were purchased for the children and plans are underway to provide ongoing programmatic and logistical support for the home.

GERMANY, AUGUST and October 2016

In August, Lisa LaDue traveled to Berlin, Germany to provide consultation to When Helpers Return, assisting with their efforts to better prepare mental health providers to address the stress and trauma of working with refugees and survivors of other disasters.

In October, When Helpers Return conducted a disaster-training workshop in October and had Lisa LaDue assist as a consultant for workshop participants. Members of the German behavioral health and associated healing professions who have attended workshops provided by When Helpers Return are beginning to organize and develop plans for assisting survivors following major disasters.

Nepal, April – May 2016

The Isha Institute provided support for Lisa LaDue to spend four weeks in Nepal to provide trauma-related services for residents and organizations. The Isha Institute is a center of transpersonal education and conscious living located in Patan, Nepal. In addition to planning with Yogatara Gautschi, Owner/Director of the Isha Institute ways in which Lion Path and the Isha Institute can provide ongoing, sustainable programs for Nepali communities to heal from trauma, Lisa’s four weeks in Nepal included

 Stress management workshop for employees of a non-profit humanitarian organization in Kathmandu, commemorating the 2015 earthquake

 Basics of trauma regulation skills workshop for childcare providers in Hetauda

 Updating and revision of a non-profit organization’s disaster plan in Kathmandu

 Revision of organizational safety plan for a non-profit organization in Patan

 Mass fatalities management lecture and family assistance center exercise for Forensic Medicine residents and interns at Tribuhaven University, Kathmandu

GERMANY, FEBRUARY 2016

Lion Path International (Lisa LaDue and Max Woodfin) was in Germany from February 25-29 to build capacity with organizations and agencies that are working with the refugee crisis.  Lisa Ladue co-facilitated a workshop sponsored by When Helpers Return, a Germany-based NGO that provides support to humanitarian workers.

NEPAL, January/February 2016

Lion Path International (Lisa LaDue and Katie Carroccia) was in Nepal from January 27 until February 22, 2016, conducting trainings with NGOs, local business, and government personnel on the fundamentals of psychological trauma intervention during times of disaster.

We conducted a series of 2-day workshops in Kathmandu with personnel who have been working with earthquake survivors in various capacities.  The team most recently visited Baruwa, a small community in Sindhupalchok District, with representatives from businesses and NGO's in the region. Amrit Ale, of Himalayan Quests, posted a synopsis HERE.